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单词 zephyret
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zephyretn.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: zephyr n., -et suffix1.
Etymology: < zephyr n. + -et suffix1, perhaps after German Zephyrette (1770 or earlier).
Chiefly poetic. Obsolete.
A gentle zephyr; a light breeze. Also in extended use.
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1777 T. Burgess Bagley sig. B The soft zephyrets that panting die In soothing murmurs the still vales along.
1848 A. H. tr. J. P. F. Richter Levana iii. iii. 115 To..send the zephyrets [Ger. Zephyretten] of pleasure through artistic bellows and air-pumps, to the little flowers.
1881 New Monthly Mag. Nov. 491 Some zephyret Answering in softest whisper.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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